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September 5, 2013 | By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in The Hill on September 5, 2013.
Last week, on August 26, Saudi Arabia's appointed Shura Council approved legislation, which, if seriously implemented and applied, would... Read More

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August 21, 2013 | By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in The Washington Post on August 21, 2013.
Although religious freedom is a pivotal human right, critical to national security and global stability, key provisions of the... Read More

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August 15, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett and M. Zuhdi Jasser
The following op-ed appeared in The Moscow Times on August 15, 2013 | Issue 5192
This month marks the 22nd anniversary of the "August... Read More

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August 12, 2013 | By Robert P. George
The following op-ed appeared in Foreign Policy on August 9, 2013:
On Sunday, August 11, Pakistan will celebrate National Minorities Day, giving recently-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif his first formal opportunity... Read More

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July 29, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett
The following appeared in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs on July 24, 2013:
On July 25, Vietnam"s President Truong Tan Sang meets President Obama at the White House, even as continued violations of religious... Read More

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July 26, 2013 | By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in the Wall Street Journal on July 25, 2013
A common theory about freedom of religion suggests that such a value is grounded in a modus vivendi, or compromise: People agree to... Read More

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July 24, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett and Mary Ann Glendon
The following appeared in CNN World/GPS on July 23rd, 2013.
Editor"s note: Katrina Lantos Swett is chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Mary Ann Glendon is vice... Read More

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July 8, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett
The following appeared in Eurasia Review on July 4th, 2013.
Last Saturday, on June 29, I was honored to speak in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to the Ahmadiyya Muslim American Community's 65th Annual Convention.
For the past several... Read More

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6/28/2013 | By Eric P. Schwartz and M. Zuhdi Jasser
The following appeared in Star-Ledger on June 28, 2013.
As our nation debates immigration reform, it is time to consider reform of our system of dealing with asylum seekers.
For those seeking freedom and protection... Read More

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6/27/2013|By Katrina Lantos Swett and Robert P. George
The following op-ed appeared on June 26, 2013 in US News and World Report .
While the highly-touted international meeting to negotiate a peace settlement in Syria has already been postponed until July, the world... Read More